Lamp shade support



Nov. 26, 1935. PLANETA 2,022,522

LAMP SHADE SUPPORT Filed Feb. 9, 1934 Mlik Patented Nov. 26, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim. (01. 240-138) My invention relates to the class of devices which are employed for supporting lamp shades, as from an electric light fixture, and an object of my invention, among others, is to provide a lamp 5 shade support that shall be simple and durable in construction and particularly efficient for the purpose for which it is designed.

One form of a shade support embodying my- Figure 2 is a similar view but looking from a point located at an angle of 90? from the point of view of Figure 1, the shade being cut in central 20 lengthwise section.

Figure 3 is a top view.

Figure 4 is a view in section through a lamp shade showing its manner of use with an inverted lamp.

25 Figure 5 is a top view of the fixture with the shade supporting ring removed and the main support broken away to show construction.

In the accompanying drawing the numeral 6 denotes an electric lamp bulb of the incandescent 39 type and having a threaded neck 1 adapted to be secured within a lamp socket in a manner common to such lamps. A main supporting ring 8,

composed of thin metal stamped to shape, has a flange 9 comprising a wall for the opening through the ring and tabs are extended downwardly from the lower edges of the flange, preferably on diametrically opposite sides thereof, the opposite sides of said tabs being overturned to form sockets I!) to receive the branches ll of shade supporting arms l2. These shade sup:

porting arms are each composed of two strands of wire lying close together from their outer ends and to a point beyond the sockets 16, through which they are passed. From this point. the

branches diverge and are formed into loops l3 shaped to embrace the lamp bulb 6 on opposite sides thereof, and as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The sockets I are formed to closely embrace the arms IZ to secure them tightly in place and at the edge of said sockets the arms are bent downwardly and then upwardly and have hoops l4 secured at their outer ends, as by brazing, soldering, spot welding or other suitable means.

A bend I5 in each of the arms adjacent the sock- 10 ets [0 holds the arms securely in place and this hold is increased by a lip IE on the ring 8 which overlies the bend l5.

The hoop l4, secured to the upper ends of the arms I2, is located within a sheath I! formed in the upper edge of a lamp shade l8 which may be of any ordinary form and composed of any suitable material.

It will be noted that by the use of my improved device the shade is supported entirely by the lamp bulb which receives the main supporting ring, the loops l3 securing the shade in a vertical position.

In Fig. 4 the device is shown for supporting a shade when attached to a lamp inverted from the position shown in Figures 1 and 2, in this instance the device being supported within the loops l3 which surround the lamp bulb and maintain the shade in place.

I claim A lamp shade support including a main supporting ring, a lip projecting laterally from said ring at one edge thereof, sockets projecting downwardly from the opposite and lower edges of said ring, and supporting arms each comprising a plurality of strands of wire projecting in one direction upwardly through said socket and supported thereby against rocking movement and outwardly underneath said lip for the support of a lamp shade, the opposite ends of said wires be- 4% ing formed into loops within which to receive a lamp bulb.

PAUL I-I. PLANETA. 

